Category Archives: (Sandbox) National News
Biden meets Republican senators as quest for infrastructure deal continues
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden sat down with a handful of Republican senators on Thursday, continuing a quest for a bipartisan compromise on his more than $2 trillion infr...
May 13, 2021
U.S. Marine officer first active-duty military charged in U.S. Capitol riot
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. Marine Corps major is the first active-duty member of the military charged with taking part in the deadly Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, federal prosecutors said on T...
May 13, 2021
White House labor task force will discuss using federal resources to help workers unionize
By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House labor task force, headed by Vice President Kamala Harris, is set to hold its first meeting on Thursday afternoon, to discuss ways to mobilize the...
May 13, 2021
U.S. senator floats bill to aid states hit by federal oil leasing pause
By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic Senator Martin Heinrich on Thursday introduced a bill that would help states that rely on oil and gas revenue weather the U.S. transition away fr...
May 13, 2021
U.S. teachers union leader calls for fully in-person school this fall
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) - The president of the second-largest U.S. teachers' union on Thursday called for fully reopening schools for in-person classes in the fall. Randi Weingarten, head of the Amer...
May 13, 2021
Biden set to release first detailed budget of his presidency on May 27
By Trevor Hunnicutt (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden will unveil the first detailed budget proposal of his term in office on May 27, a spokesman said, offering a window into his priorities from de...
May 13, 2021
Pelosi accuses U.S. Republican Marjorie Taylor Greene of ‘verbal assault’
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene committed "verbal assault and abuse" against a Democratic lawmaker that may have violated ethics rules of the U...
May 13, 2021
New Jersey Muslims mark Eid with ‘heavy hearts’ due to Israel-Gaza fighting
PATERSON, N.J. (Reuters) - Muslim worshippers at the Islamic Center of Passaic County in Paterson, New Jersey, celebrated Eid al-Fitr on Thursday with masks and prayers outdoors, as the conflict betwe...
May 13, 2021
U.S. trade chief Tai says ‘time is of the essence’ in China trade review
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said on Thursday that expired exclusions from "Section 301" tariffs on Chinese goods will be addressed as part of the Biden administratio...
May 13, 2021
CDC to ease mask guidance for vaccinated people – sources
WASHINGON (Reuters) - The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) on Thursday will advise fully vaccinated people they do not need to wear masks outdoors and can avoid wearing them indoors in most places, s...
May 13, 2021
